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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

2013 Hawaii Medal of Honor

The Hawaii State Senate and House of Representatives convened in joint session this afternoon to award the Hawaii Medal of Honor recognizing military service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice. The families of 19 fallen service members received the Hawaii Medal of Honor on behalf of their loved ones.

In 2005, the Legislature passed House Bill 8, which created the Hawaii Medal of Honor. This special medal is awarded on behalf of the people of the State of Hawaii to an individual who was killed in action while serving our country as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Recipients of the medal include members of the armed forces, the Reserves and the Hawaii National Guard, who were residents of the state of Hawaii, attended an educational institution in Hawaii or were stationed in Hawaii.

“In offering the Hawaii Medal of Honor to those who will gather here, in memory of those who have fallen, we recognize that they are part of us … part of our ohana,” Takai said. “The medal guarantees that they will never be forgotten. I hope that the children of these heroes will one day appreciate the sacrifices that their fathers and their mothers made on behalf of us all of us.”

2013 Hawaii Medal of Honor Recipients
United States Marine Corps Captain Daniel B. Bartle
United States Marine Corps Corporal Joseph D. Logan
United States Marine Corps Captain Nathan R. McHone
United States Marine Corps Corporal Kevin J. Reinhard
United States Marine Corps Master Sergeant Travis W. Riddick
United States Marine Corps Corporal Jesse W. Stites
United States Army First Lieutenant Clovis T. Ray
United States Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas S. Johnson
United States Army Sergeant Dean R. Shaffer
United States Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Don C. Viray
United States Army Sergeant Chris J. Workman
United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Gregory T. Buckley
United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Scott E. Dickinson
United States Marine Corps Corporal Richard A. Rivera Jr.
United States Army Sergeant Richard A. Essex
United States Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brian D. Hornsby
United States Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Suresh N.A. Krause
United States Army Sergeant Luis A. Oliver Galbreath
United States Army Sergeant Sapuro B. Nena